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WEATHER REPORT.
Tosterday's weather report, fore. cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 0.40 P. stated:
A moderate anti-cyclone is cen tral to the NE of Japan. The typhoon is about 100 miles to the west of Oshima, moving north-east Local Forecast:-N. or variable winds, moderate; cloudy.
TYPHOON: WARNING,
The following typhoon was has been received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory
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MARRIAGE.
HERMANSON-BAULD.-On June 6,
at Shangbai, CATHERINE BAULD, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
News and Views
stealthily, like great sen-serperts in and out of the harbour. It is. not very often, except at week- ends, that one sees them clustered, round the parent ship. At night Dr. Dornier's Gratitude.” and in foggy weather they are particularly difficult for
esis to acc in good time and with their low buoyancy a slight holing is immediately fatal.
Dole and Emigration.
Dr. Dornier, designer of the The difficulty of inducing people other giant flying-boat Do X. which to migrate from a country in which there is a dole to one in which there visited Southampton last year, has isn't, was first revealed by the re- presented to Group Captain Nan- ports of a Special Correspondent son and the officers at the Royal of this paper as far back as five de years ago," says the Morning Post, Air Foren
base at Calshot, a silver There was a time when a little im cigarette box as a mark of grati-agination and initiative by our tude for the hospitality shown him Dr. Dornier has also sent a copy self and his crew on that occasion. of a Charles II. tankard to the airmen at Calshot for competition. Bishop and Church Bequests,
To the civilian mind the sub- marine, and submarine warfare generally, arouse an instinctive re- Pulsion, Perhaps the snake-like appearance of the ships lays em- phasis upon the quiet deadlines of
...
The Bishop of Ripon, speaking in Leods endorsed the view that sweepstakes might be good enough
I
legislators could have evolved been of immodse benefit to all ech migration schemes that would have
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Local and Far East.
Local marshants at law. Pagr Hong Kong Stock Market Crou-
oher & Co e daily report. Page. 7. The Poseidon tragedy Further
details,
Pogo Round ti local shops: By.
Pago
A passage of words ensued bo- witness in a trafilo caso at the tween defending solicitor and a
Local Cinema shows Page To-day's wireless programme, ca
cerned. But world conditions have Magistracy yesterday, Page 7. changed and in five years the spirit of adventure and independence haa been appod still further and probably it is now too late, But a great opportunity was missed.
Sport.
Page
Tennis topics: BrToplita
A Rage 10. Week-end lawn bowls fixtures and Green.
Page 10.
allors who are entombed in HM. submarine Poseidon has been aban doned, CNN B Page 9. A fund has been opened by the "Dally Press," for the dependents aallors who lost their lives in the and relatives of the unfortunats Poseidon disaster.
Page 9. The funeral of Mr. A. J. Losock
or typhoon N. of Meiacosima, movits striking power by means of the ing E.N.E.
torpedo, which is its venom, The submarino is, the cobra of warfare.encugh for the Church of England, Nelson's old home in Albury
for hospitals, but were not good | Nelson's Greenwich Home. That man of large means stillstroot, Greenwich, is for sale, and And in peace she claims every year existed, even in the hard-hit North has been advertised in American prospects a number of victims They are of England, he said, was occasion newspapers with a view to its pos victims entirely of militarian, for in the papers. Philanthropy, and United States Mias Bertrand Latest Cables.
ally brought homo te thom by wille sible transportation bodily to the unlike the aeroplane, the submarine share, Christianity, as such, Babies Hospital, the owners of the A special Tribunal passed the hospitals especially, came in for secretary to the Deptford Fund J. E. BAULD, of Shanghai, to has no place in time of peace. hardly ever did, and the Church of house, stated that the caly remain-death sentence on twelve men for Mr. EWALTER HERMANSON, only son of the late Mr. and Politicians have attempted to secure even whore, the testator had been a
England, perhaps, least of allsing relics of Nelson on the pre-participation in the rebellion Jast Mrs. J. E. HERMANSON, of Los the abolition of the submarine bat Churchman acquainted with his and the hatch-door from Victory. All hope of saving the eighteen mises were part of the anchor chain December in Burma. Page 8. Church's work and needs." Angeles, Cal., U.S.A.
The chain now serves as a doci these efforts have met with no
chain, and the hatch-door as the serious consideration in the past,
£50,000 for London University. back-door of the house. The house nor is this attitude like to change offered to provide a sam not ex-
The Goldsmiths Company have forms part of a row of small houses, built in the sixteenth contury for as long as navies exist.
ceeding £80,000 towards the cost of beth's naval officors, The Hospital the accommodation of Queen Eliza erecting and equipping the library To the professional mind the sub- and the new headquarters in for Babies is established in two of
Bloomsbury of the University of the houses, and, in order to pro marine is an inevitable develop Londen. In accepting this offer,pare the way for a new hospita. ment. The under-water warship the University Court expressed the committee propose to sell and their high appreciation of this fur demolish the Nelson cottage, of evolved as naturally as the steam ther interest taken by the company which they are the freeholders. driven ironclad from the old three-versity. The University Library. in the life and growth of the Uni DE decker. The idea of such a ship at present housed in the Imperial Instituto, South Kensington, con has been present in the mind of tains some 250,000 volumes and at the strategist since the machine pro- pamphlets, and includes, with other special collections, the Goldsmiths Library of Economic Literature. tion, which was presented to the University by the Goldsmiths' Com pany in 1003, ranks foremost among the economic libraries in this coun- try.
BIRTH CHETWODE CRAWLEY-On June 5, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. CHETWODE CRAWLEY, a son.
Stillborn).
DEATHS.
BRITTO-On June 6, at Shanghai, VICENTE FERRER MADIA BRITTO, aged 33 years. CHRISTIANBEN.-On
Juno 0,
"
and Mr. Albert Winter, both vie time of the Poseidon disaster, took place at Shanghai yesterday.
Page 9. In a circular telegram to the. various military organs throughout. China, the National Government in Canton again denounced Chiang Kai Shek for the present deplorable conditions in China. Page 0. Its learned that the "Reds who were recently captured at chior and deser, two. German Catholic Priests belonging to the Salvatorian Mission at Kienning. Pago a (Continued on previous Column.)
Shanghai, JENS PETER CHRIS-pelled vessel began to take the sea On its historical site, this collecton Government's threat to seize Kienning murdered Fathers Mel-
TIANSEN, Great Northern Tele- graph Co., aged 49 years: 2. MILTON-On June 8, at Shanghai, MANNING MILTON, H.B.M. Vice Consul, aged 38 years.
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and as soon as science made the submarine a practical proposition, experiments were started. The pro- tests against violation of sea tradition," and "a new inhumans form of warfare" are classed with those in bygone ages of French knights against English bowmen, and of feudal barons against the "bombards" that breached the health for Wednesday.
The Colony had a clean bill of stout walls of their castles. It was true that the submarine militated
Martial law was declared in Shamcen on Tuesday afternoon and additional police guards were placed at all strategic points. It is alleged to be the consequence of the Can the Customs funds if the Customs Commissioner did not act in com- pliance with their wishes regarding the disposal of the Customs funds.
Page 9.
Local Notes and Events
The late Dr. Arthur Stanley, Wildwood-road, Hampstead Garden
Press, against British naval supremey, Bubarb Commissioner of Public four leaseent pieces thought to have Cad. 6. Hospital; at Hangchow
HONG KONG, JUNE 12, 1931
SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA, BORNEO, THE curring at regular intervals for the course than either ignoring the new stage a concert in celebration of 'PHILIPPINES, Etc.
This Large Volume of approximate
ly 2,200 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Firms, an Alphabetical Lists of Residents in the Far East containing the Names of nearly
Bir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., The Governor of the Straits. and Miss D. Clementi, left Mar Settlements, the Dean of Hong sailles on May 22 by the P. & O.Kong University, the Acting British 8. Rawalpindi for Singapore. Resident of Febang, the Acting First Magistrate of the Supreme An amended charge of the unlaw Court of Hong Kong, and the possession of a Medical Superintendent of the been taken from a body in the China, are among the thousand Staunton Street are tragedy, was signatories of a protest from grad brought against a Sanitary Depart unte voters of Oxford University ment coolie, who appeared before and Cambridge University residing Mr. Williams yesterday. Sentence overseas against the proposed aboli of ten weeks' hard labour was passtion of the University franchise and
of University representation.
ed.
Two men, one: a salesman and shop at 129, Bonham Road, were Looking Back 25 Years. charged before Mr. Schofield, at
as expressed by the battleship, and Health at Shanghai, left £43,700 introduced new peril to our trade routes. But that was no excuse for
(not personalty £43,844). not recognising the submarine as the coming factor in naval warfare:
Cheung Sui Kai (24) of 13, Mc The Admiralty went ahead with
Donnell Road, is suffering from electrical scalda, thought to have THE POSEIDON TRAGEDYccuring the best submarine service
been caused by contact with 'a' live in the world and with evolving, fuse. He was removed to the Govthe other a foki, of a stationery plans for countering the hostile ernment Civil Hospital. SUBMARINE tragedies have been submarine. That was wiser
with the larceny by bailee of $65 that sends up a wail about the The Sacred Heart College will the Central Magistracy yesterday, Hong Kong is not the only place last twenty-five years, but these weapon, or seeking to stifle its the ninth anniversary of the open- worth of bookbinding and printing dollar. It is heard in the French growth by international agreements ing of the college to-night at 7.30 requisites. The first-named was also Colonies, in the Straits Settlemente, disasters rouse a feeling of horror, that every power would evade on the school play-ground, charged with the misappropriation and even in the Dutch possessions throughout the civilised world, that Only complete and honest disarma
Nathan Road, Kowloon,
of $72.89. The case was adjourn further south. The petite fonc ed. repetition is unable to dull. Everyment will abolish the submarine A fine of $250 was imposed on
tionnaires," as they are called in Indo-Chins, complained loudly of EWARE Capt. D. Bousfield, master of the and end these tragedies of peace. 8. Tai Lec, who was summoned Mme. Matsudaira, the one's sympathy goce out to the
The Japanese Ambassador and the hardships to which they are ex- It is well, incidentally, to remem before Comds Newill, at the Minister and Mme. Sze. Viscount salaries and wages are based on the Chinese posed, by reason by the fact the Poseidon victims and to those who ber that the destrictive powers of Marine Court yesterday, for allow Elibank, the Dowager Lady Bwayth home currency, All the advantages have been bereaved, as it went out the 'submarine are infinitesimal in his chip to be so loaded as to ling, Lord and Lady Melchett and of this system accrue to the mer
submerge the centre of the disa 20,000 FOREIGNERS.
in pre-war days to those drowned compared with what scholarly men PANASON
Sir William and Lady Max Muller chants and commercial people, and were among the many guests of the poor consumers have to suffer. in laboratories are preparing for in the early British submarines, Arranged, with the initials as well
A woman, Chan Fee (20), who Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, the Even the ray of hope which com aviatore to rain upon their enemies. Hotel, is suffering from the effects At Home at the Danish Legation on Paris held out has been extingish- occupied a room in the Empress wife of the Danish Minister, at anmunication with the authorities in as Surnames in strict alphabe-known as the "A" Cinas. There tical order.
of poisoning by carbolic oil which May 16. is no need to stress the painful and
she is alleged to have 'swallowed.. terrible circumstances that have
Her condition is not considered Charged with theft of a chicken zorious.
from a hut on the hillside at Tai often accompanied the loss of a
Hang, Chinese, on appearance Mr. Kenneth Keymer of the before Mr. W. Schofield yesterday submarine. Those things are known
London firar of Keymer, Bon & Co., remarked that as nobody claimed to us all. In this instance every
through Hong Kong. Anybody Inspector Rogers raid that the de Looking Back 50 Years. merchanta and shippers, is passing the chicken be picked it up. Sub- thing seems to have happened with
wishing to communicate with Mr. Lendant was caught just leaving merciful suddenncas.
Keymer on business can do so e/o the hut with the chicken hidden in The returns of births and deathe The Hong Kong Daily Press his jacket. Three previous convie for 1880 are published in the tions against the defendant were Gazette. The births among the Owing to the fact that the Kow Fadmitted, and the Magistrate pass British and foreigiz, community.
100mg loon Magistrate, Mr. E. W. Hamiled sentence of four months hard-were 101 or 77 boys and 64 girls
the deaths amounted to 150. The Intter are thus distributed
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Alphabetical Jists of Cable
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Shoplifting Excases.
ed, as the reply was that the rise and fall in the value of silver toade it impossible to give the desired stabilization of the piastre.In. the Netherlanda Colonies the cry. is practically the same. Hong Kong Daily Press, June 12, 1908.
When counsel for a woman who had pleaded guilty to shoplifting had set up a plea of loalth in mitigation, of Marlboroughstreet Police-court, the magistrate, Mr. Mand, said "Nearly all these Many persons will no doubt ask thefts, which are so prevalent, are why the British Navy has had so committed by porkons, cf unim- large a percentage of the world penchable character. Shoplifting ton, is at, present indisposed, the Inbour, submarine losses in peace time it a symptom of nearly every cases in the Kowloon Magistracy Other Beets have not sacaped bat disease from which humanity aufwere yesterday heard before Mr. The first Court of the season was British and foreign 50, Portuguese Britain has been by far the heaviest fors, and often there has been a Williams, It is understood that held at Buckingham Palace on May 5, Indians, etc., 23, Lon-residente sufferer. There are two answers. sudden death in the family, or the severe cold.
Mr. Hamilton is suffering from members of the Diplomatic Corps tho Chinese: total deaths 3,000. The 19. The following were among the 25, There were 1,417 births among A large proportion
of the pre-war mother is ill, or some other rela
and other foreigners of distinction annual death rate per thousand for mishaps were in the "A" Cinas, en is ill That
is 10
consolation
Jonkheer De Yonge, the newly-invited: The Japanese Ambassador the year wax 28.71 against 3214 in List of Agencies held by old and crabky pioneers of the for picple who
Appointed Governor-General of the and Madame Matsudaira, Mr. Hirosi 1870, 23.00 in 1878, and 26.61 in carry on these large Dutch East Indies, who has been for Saito and Madame Baito, Mr. community it was 16.71 against 1815 Far Eastern firma
submarine, which the Admiralty businesses, when numerous thefts the past nine years a London direc Reinosuke Fujii, Mr. Ronzo Bawada, in 1879, 1873 in 1878, and 18:04 in obstinately retained for instrus take place every day in the year and a director of the Royal Dutch Masaharu Homma, Mr Kumaichi 1877 for the Chinese 89.84 again
tor of the Batanfache Petroleum Co., Captain Shiro Takasu Colonel 1879, 18.73 in 1878, and 18.04 in tional purposes, long after they No doubt the shareholders, who Co., leaves for the East Indies in Yamamoto. Lieut. Comdr. Shigeji 33.11 in 1875, 50.85 in 1878, 27.41 in $12 should have been scrapped. The may be poor suffer very consider. August, and will take up his duties Kaneko, Major, Eiichi, Tatsumi and 1877 It is a startling fast in con-
second reason is that the British aby. Ter the defence to set up al
Minister and Madame Sze Mr. tho Chinese that out of 8846 deaths in Septemberikan kata Mr Ryuji Takeuchi. The Chinese nection with the mortality among submarines put in an abrmous this plea veeems to be rank Mr. P. Vickers, of 30% Cumber-Hsiaochang Szoping, Mr. Trooming no less than 2,026 were those of amount of sea time, most of which hypocrisy.!!⠀ Tho' woman, Mre land Road, Kowloon Tong, hee ro- Chiu, and Mr. Charles Kwang Husfemales, while, according to the is spent in manoeuvres, from which Doris Dale, 32, of Wimbledon Park, dog birk Blandford, of Princess Demres Phra Bahiddha females as against 91,458 males. It ported to the police, that his chow Bun. The Biamese Minister and census returas, there are only 28,041 the element of risk scanne be was fined £10,_with_26_costs for Middle Boad on the face, whilst Nukars, Prince Tongtor, and Luang thus appears that the mortality olimidated. 'Hero' in"
angstenting two hats, valued at £1 Its she was on lift to his residence Prakong Vijasmian The Banes of among the Chinese female popula we have all seen the.
'P" 80, from Bourne and Hollings serious, and Mrs. Blandford whitt were among those summoned among the males-Hong
E on Wednesday. The injury was dos Sarawak, Lady Tilley and Lady Tyrtion was 260 per cent. greater than class submarines glide, aliently and werths, Oxford streets, men treated by wrdoctory
to attend.
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